Tobacco product and process of manufacturing the same.



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KNIGHT E. ROGERS, OF

SOUTH MANCHESTER, CON NECTIOUT.

TOBACCO PRODUCT AND PROCESS OF. N'UFACTURING THE SAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1902.

Application flled'Juue 7, 1906. Serial No. 320,659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, limou'r E. Hocnns, a citizen of the llnited States,residing at South Manchester, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements inTobacco Products and Processes of Manufacturing the same, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a process of manufacturing tobacco-sheets orboards, andto the product of said may be.utilized for various purposes,al' though primarily designed for use-in the manufacture oftobacco-boxes or other rece tacles Where it is desired to preserve the'odbr of tobacco. i

In carrying out the improved process, tobacco-stcms, stalks, or othertobacco-refuse are severed into small pieces by any desired means, forinstance, an ordinary rag-cutting machine, and this tobaoco-waste isthen placed in a boiler or digester, commingled with chemicals, ifnecessar and is thoroughly macerated. From this (ligestcr the mass isnext Jlaced in a heating or refining-engine, and the fibers thereof arebroken u into very small particles or filaments ready or the subsequentsteps of the process. Atthis stage, a certain amount of other fibrousinaterial, which has already been beaten so that the fibers willproperly mix with the tois added to the mass, this extra strengthen orharden said mass, and, according to the amount of fibrous materialadded, being governed by the result sought to be obtained in the fin-'ished )flfllllfil). Pulp from tobacco-waste if l produce a soft or punkyby incorporating therewith product, but

such as those of cotton,

vegetable-lihers, linen, wood, jute, desired degree of may be obtained.While the materials are being commingled mg extract, for instance, thatma clays to make it dense. In other words, the mixing or incorporatinwith the mass of different materials shoult l be accomplished at thisstage of the process. i

From the beating and commingling ma chine, the pu p is carried toordinary paperprocess, which product snuff, &c.

bacco-pro bacon-product SlSfll or other substance the hardness in theproduct sired flavorof tobacco, I may be added, and the mass may besized to (c it waterproof, or it may be loaded with making apparatus. Ifthe pulp is'submitted to a Fourdrinier machine the product will be thin,and when thick paper or paper-board is required it should be run througha cylinder machine. the product is dried in an suitable manner to expelall moisture, an finally, it is run through calender-rolls to impart a,smooth and finished ap earance to'the same.

While vegeta cotton or linen, are deemed preferable for hardening andstrengthening pur oses, leathoi scragor other-animal materia maysometimes employed for accomplishing these results, i

In the manner described a tobacco-sheet or board of any degree ofhardness desired, and having and retaining the odor of tobacco, may bemanufactured, and this. prod uct may be utilized in various ways. If ofthe thickness-of paper-board, boxes or receptacles of various kinds maybe manufacturcd'from. it, and these boxes will have a tobacco-odor, andwill be usefulfor holdmg various articles, particularly tobaccoproducts, such as cigars, chewing-tobacco,

My invention is not limited to the exact procedure set forth,-nor to aproductfof any especial degree ofthickness.

I claim is:-

1'. The

not consisting of first macerating tobacco, then addingthereto fibrousmate rial, then comminglmg therewith tobacco? liquor; and finallyexpressing the moisture and forming the massinto a product of thedesired degreeof thickness;

2. As. an article of manufacture, a tocomposed of tobacco-pulp,

and fibrous material,"'commingled and treated with tobacco liquor in themanner,

substantially as described; I

i 1'3. an article of manufacture," a' tobacco-shcet or board composed ofpulp made from tobacco-refuse eoinmingled W1 th 11 brous pulp and aflavoring-extract 1n substantial y the manner described; In testimonywhereof I in presence of two witnesses;

" KNLGHT E. ROGERS.

Witnesses LOUIS Sr. 0. Bean, THOMAS Jonas.

In the next stage of the'proccss le fibers, especially those of Havingthus described the invention what recess of manufacturing a to-.

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